Ohthere

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *Uhtaharjaz. The first element is the ancestor to Old Norse ótti (“fear”), the second is equivalent to here (“warrior”), a common element in given names. Cognate with Old Norse Óttarr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoxtˌxe.re/, [ˈoxtˌhe.re]

Ohthere m

1. a male given name
   • Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan

     Ohthere sǣde his hlāforde, Ælfrēde, þæt hē ealra Norðmanna norðmest būde.

     Ohthere said to his lord, Alfred, that he lived the farthest north of all Norwegians.

Strong ja-stem: